MP donates bicycles to JHS pupils in his constituency trekking several miles to school

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Agotime-Ziope Constituency
in the Volta region, Hon Charles Agbeve has donated twenty bicycles to the pupils of
Adzonkor Junior High school to facilitate the movement of those who trek walk
several kilometers to the school everyday.

Some pupils of Adzonkor Junior High school (JHS) have to walk several kilometers to school everyday a situation that makes some sleep during lesson hours, and others too dose as a result of tiredness which is negatively affecting their academic performance.

According to Hon. Charles Agbeve, enhancing education in
Agotime -Ziope District is very key to him, so the plight of Adzonkor JHS
pupils which has a toll on their academic performance caught his attention.

He recounted how personally witnessed a boy walk a total of
four hours to and from school and so decided to assist them with the
bicycles to ease their movement to the school.

“The plight of these students who travel several
kilometers to school and back home every day , caught my attention…I
witnessed one boy who had to walk two hours to school, two hours back” the
MP stated.

In an interview with MyNewsGh com’s Divine Mensah Vadze, the
MP disclosed, he made it possible through support from two Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGO), Wheels to Africa based in Canada and Adanu based in Ghana
indicating he still has forty (40) more bicycles to give to some other
schools who are facing same challenge upon thorough assessment.

Speaking with the assistant headteacher of the school, Mr
Richmond Gyamfi who was so excited about the initiative, lauded the MP for his
efforts in addressing the challenge, which he says will go a long way to
put an end to the pupils sleeping and dosing in class during lesson
periods.

He believes, this will pave way for smooth academic
activities.

Mr Richmond Gyamfi added, proper supervision and maintenance
measures are put in place to ensure the bicycles are serving the right purpose
and in good shapes always.

The MP has however emphasized that though the bicycles will
be used by the pupils, they remain properties of the school and should passed
on to other pupils upon completion of the beneficiaries.

“The bicycle is not for the student, is for the school, so that when you finished, there is somebody from that same village also coming to the school will benefit from the same project” he emphasized.

The elated pupils together with their parents and teachers
thanked the MP for his spirit of empathy and love for education and asked him
to continue the good work he has been since his election to represent the
people of Agotime Ziope in Parliament.

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